Bryant v Collector of Customs - [1984] 1 NZLR 280

Criminal law — Abuse of Court's process — Accused was acquitted on a charge of theft as a servant after statements he had made to the police were ruled inadmissible — He was then charged with smuggling the same goods — Prosecution relied on the statements ruled inadmissible at the previous trial — Judge at second trial ruled statements were admissible and accused was convicted — Whether the tendering of the statements at the smuggling trial amounted to a collateral attack on the decision at the theft trial and constituted an abuse of the process of the Court.